to tell DH that he can't keep his shotgun in the babys bedroom?

The gun would be in a locked cabinet in a built in cupboard and dd isn't even a year old so there is no way she could get to it, but, keeping a shotgun in a child's bedroom seems fundamentally wrong to me and I have laid down the law. AIBU?

thats OK. It's never been stored in dd's room btw. I went mental when he suggested it
he has accepted that it is staying in the loft but I can't justify what threat an unloaded gun in a locked cupboard in a locked cupboard is to a baby who can't even climb out of her cot yet....

TBH I've put the left over paint in there while we have a break from decorating. That could do a lot more harm if she did learn to! climb and open cupboards with high catches.... maybe I should move it soon!

and LOL at spare parts for the car we will have that talk too in the future I'm sure. he thought I was unreasonable as I didn't want a starter motor living in the sink at one point!

I hate the idea of guns being kept in houses full stop. One also has to consider that even though your baby can't get into that cupboard another child might be able to. I personally would also be plagued by irrational thoughts of burglars breaking in and getting hold of the gun.

You were one hundred percent right to get upset. I can't even believe he suggested it. As one reader already pointed out while you dd may not be old enough another child could be.

But to be honest, from my perspective it is about more than that. It is about having DD comfortable with the idea of having a gun around. It is one thing to have a gun locked in a gun case (with trigger lock preferrably) out of sight and out of mind. It is another thing for her to grow up with it right next to her bed, curious about the thing in the box.

One last note, a person far more likely to be injured by a gun kept for protection then an intruder. Sense your husband is attached to his gun (mine is also) I would suggest a gun saftey course for all the adults in the home.

Since there is absolutely no real risk, you can see that there is no real reason to be bothered by it, but I wouldn't like it neither. Tell him it's the baby's room, and you want it for baby's things only!

i thought that shotguns had to be kept in a lockable cupboard of certain dimensions with a sturdy lock , and the police notified that u had a gun and a licence and legitimate need for a firearm at home

firearms and children- certainly not in close proximity..i still shudder when i recall the dubnbalane atrocities